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            Good Story Lifestyle Corporation is focused on running  a hotel, restaurant, surfing school, SPA and development business on Sri-Lanka and a clothing line.

History

History of Good Story Lifestyle Corporation began in 2012, when 4 friends – skater and employee of an event agency Max Aplin a dj and a club promoter from Moscow Artem Arshanitsa; co-owner of a Riga’s logistic company Evgeniy Velenets; cameraman and music video director from Moscow Kirill Zotkin – went to Sri-Lanka. Guys have been impressed by the perspectives of the touristic development of the area and decided to join their forces and to open a surf hotel on the island.

First Good Story’s project “Good Story Surf Hotel” was launched in 2013 on the south shore of Sri-Lanka,  in  Weligama village, which is famous for the beach that is meant to be one the best surfing spots on the island. “Good Story Surf Hotel” was situated in a hotel previously known as "Neptun Resort".

“Good Story Surf Hotel” operated their own surf school "Good Story Surf School", based in the hotel and with a professional team of instructors  certified by the International Surfing Association (ISA) and trained in Surf Rescue,  followed the learning process and updates established by the International Surfing Association. The range of possible languages in which lessons in “Good Story Surf School” are - English, Russian, Sinhalese, and Swedish. As well, “Good Story Surf School” takes a role in the islands sport events being involved as a sponsor and a partner in such status surfing competitions like "Red Bull Ride My Wave".

“Good Story Surf Hotel” operated also a hotel restaurant that was opened under the supervision of brand-chef Ilya Vassiliev, who previously worked in Moscow's restoraunts Door 19 and Leveldva.

In August 2016 lifestyle corporation Good Story opens new hotel “Timeless Villa” in the village Ahangama, on the spacious Kabalana beach. “ Good Story Timeless Villa” consists of 20 rooms. The rooms price range is 95-180$, depending on the season and room category. Each room has an ocean view. " Good Story Timeless Villa" includes also a restaurant with a selection of seafood, outdoor pool and a cocktail bar. Also " Good Story Timeless Villa" opens on its territory another department of "Good Story Surf School".

In August 2016 being focused on running  " Good Story Timeless Villa" Good Story Lifestyle Corporation closes "Good Story Suf Hotel". The hotel starts to be managed again by its original owners under its original name “Neptun Resort".

In October 2017 Good Story Lifestyle Corporation opens a SPA center "Good SPA" in the Weligama village, on the rivers shore. "Good SPA" offers massage services and waxing and also has a small tea point.

In April 2018 Good Story Lifestyle Corporation starts a development project "Good Story Village" – a complex of 10 villa's on a guarded territory, that is situated in a walkable distance from " Good Story Timeless Villa". "Good Story Village" will be launched in 2020.

In December 2017 Good Story Lifestyle Corporation starts a clothing line "Good Story Surf Shop" which reflects personal tastes and interests of the brand owners.

In November 2018 Good Story Lifestyle Corporation opens a bakery and a coffee place "Good Story Coffee Shop" in Weligama.

Innovative approaches

Good Story Lifestyle Corporation is recognized for innovative approaches in organizing active holidays on a package base. Besides of an ordinary room booking on the hotel site, Good Story Lifestyle Corporation offers an option of booking the surfing lessons in “Good Story Surf School” and searching and booking of the optimal air flights and insurance. As well Good Story Lifestyle Corporation offers  package deals for holidays which beside an accommodation include different activities like camps that are held by distinguished surf, yoga and fitness instructors.  Good Story accepts bitcoins as one of the possible forms of payments for their services. Also Good Story Lifestyly Corporation has a special loyalty program with a lot of discounts and suprizes for their regular clients.

Brand philosophy

The moto of Good Story Lifestyle Corporation is "Love and fun for everyone". In this simple words could be described brands mission and philosophy. The main goal of Good Story founders is to create in their projects an ideal world for the people who shares their values, where everybody will be loved and there will be enough such simple but important for good life quality things like sunshine, sports, and healthy food and traveling.

The principles of Good Story Lifestyle Corporation are very close to  ideas of an economist and author of an inspiring manifesto of new way of thinking in business that is required by our time “Funky Business” - Kjell Nordström. The base of this ideas lays in the understanding that the world where the business where ruled by big corporations is coming to its end and a new era is coming, when the main values on the market will became talent, creativity and new and unique approaches.  As it is sad in one of “Funky Business" quintessence statements: “Talent makes capital dance”.

Good Story describes themselves as "paradise developers" – the ones who knows how to build and develop the ideal world. Each member of the team has his unique life story and brings his experience into the common business.